Nelson Carroll (abt. 1825 - aft. 1900)

Born about 1825 in Grayson County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Angeline (Harper) Carroll — married 13 Feb 1845 in Carter County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died after 1900 after about age 75 in Carter County, Kentucky

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Biography

No birth record or death record found for Nelson Carroll. He migrated to Carter County with his father and family in 1839. Although the 1830 census does not list names, he is designated by a hash mark in the home of his father and mother, Daniel and Rebecca.

Marriage to Angeline Harper February 13, 1845 according to scanned marriage bond. They were married by his father, Daniel Carroll.

The 1850 census shows him in Carter County, living with his wife and family.

Enlisted in the 22nd Kentucky Infantry in 1861, deserted according to rosters.

Nelson received a 300 acre Land Grant in Carter County in 1866, located on Big Sinking Creek, in the same area of his father's and brother's land grants.

Last found in the 1900 census, even though his tombstone says he died in 1880, soon after his wife. He actually married a second time to a Hodge, and lived at least another 20 years. 1900 census estimates his birth date as 1813.

Sources

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1830 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830. M19, 201

Marriage bond scanned image from Carter County marriage records

Title U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Author National Park Service Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/>, acquired 2007.Original data: National Park Service, Civil War

Title Kentucky Land Grants Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997.Original data - Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants.

Title 1900 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,